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Carrot & Hijiki Salad w/ Purple Cabbage
Years ago, I saw this pic on flickr and asked for the recipe, and received a friendly and helpful answer–but somehow never got to trying the recipe. When I spotted hijiki at my Asian greengrocer’s, I...
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Bitter Chocolate Ice Cream
Attention: this is not for the faint of heart, and probably not a chocolate ice cream your children will devour. Serious chocoholics, though, will love it! I fiddled a little with the recipe from...
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Pandan Coconut Ice Cream
Pandan Coconut Ice Cream The second recipe chez Foodfreak featuring fresh pandanus leaves is this colorful ice cream, adapted from a recipe by AlmostBourdain. Ellie’s recipe uses pandan paste, which I...
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Matcha Mochiko Marble Cheesecake
When I first saw the Japanese Cheesecake on Little Teochew, I knew I had to try it. But I would use glutinous rice flour (mochiko) instead of flour and cornstarch, to make it gluten-free. It did work,...
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Pickled Watermelon Rind (Momofuku)
One of the recipes I consider quintessentially American are watermelon rind pickles. It would have never occured to me to actually use watermelon rinds, until I read about it in US American books....
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Zucchini and ricotta stuffed pasta shells
Conchiglioni con ricotta e zucchine The June 2011 issue of OLIVE magazine, featuring (among other stuff) simple Italian cuisine, was a godsend when planning my weekend menu. I was looking for...
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Spinach, Hokkaido Squash & Sweet Potato Curry
So, there was this leftover piece of raw hokkaido squash in my fridge… and I was craving something with a whole lot of vegetables. Finally, I used a Spinach & Sweet Potato Curry from BBC Good Food...
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Lemon Curd Ice Cream
A perfect winter treat. Lemon Curd Ice Cream Ingredients 3 egg yolks 55 g caster sugar 300 ml (full-fat) milk 200 g creme fraiche 200 g lemon curd (store-bought or homemade) Instructions Slowly heat...
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Dum aloo, sweet and spicy new potatoes
Summer, it seems, was a Wednesday in May, right now there is a steady downpour, and my roof terrace looks like a pond – high time for some warming comfort food. This is perfect with tiny new potatoes,...
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No Croutons Required – Grains – Wild Rice Soup
Grains and my body don’t agree overly well with each other, so finding something that would fit the bill for this month’s No Croutons Required event, calling all cooks to submit (vegetarian) soups or...
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